amaotonovel Chapter 1046 Is this still the Ming Dynasty's territory?!
Chapter 1046 Is this still the Ming Dynasty's territory?!
Upon returning to the Xinghua County government office, Zhu Biao, with a dark and sour face, said, "Brother-in-law, I can't wait any longer."
Yang Shaofeng was stunned for a moment, then asked, "What do you mean you can't wait?"
Zhu Biao paced back and forth a couple of times and said, "I want those opera troupes that sing 'The White-Haired Girl' to go on stage as soon as possible."
"If I can sing in one province, I'll sing in one province."
"If we can sing in one prefecture, we'll sing in one prefecture."
"Let's start by singing about Xinghua County."
"Every day we delay, the people will suffer for another day."
"..."
Yang Shaofeng nodded and said, "This incident today could also be incorporated into a play."
After a slight pause, Yang Shaofeng continued, "After today's events, our news in Xinghua County has definitely spread. Now, let's see if those officials and gentry are bold enough."
Zhu Biao nodded and then instructed Xia Yu, "Send someone to interrogate that Master Xu, find out all his relatives who are officials, and then take them all to the Xinghua County jail."
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When Yang Shaofeng and Zhu Biao's memorials were sent back to the capital, Emperor Zhu was completely stunned.
Did the emperor not want anyone to come to the capital to file a complaint?
Zhang Liuliu's brothers were killed by government troops.
Zhang Liuliu was most likely captured and tortured alive in the capital.
As long as the people of Xujiazhuang honestly cultivate the land and pay taxes, Master Xu the Second can ensure that everyone in the village can survive.
So, is this still the Ming Dynasty's territory?!
Emperor Zhu was so angry he laughed, and ordered Chen Zhong to take the memorial to Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen. "Look, look," he said, "this is outrageous! They're trying to smear us without even trying to hide it!"
Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen were so devastated they wanted to die.
To put it mildly, this is a case of some local gentry acting recklessly and courting death.
But if we're talking about something bigger, then we'd have to ask the cabinet, the various ministries, the temples, the directorates, the academies, and the censorate what's really going on.
This is beyond dereliction of duty!
At this moment, Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen also understood more deeply what Yang Shaofeng meant when he said, "Some things, if you don't weigh them, they won't weigh four ounces; but if you do weigh them, they won't even weigh a thousand pounds."
Li Shanchang stood up, bowed to Emperor Zhu, and said, "Your Majesty, it is our dereliction of duty that I have failed you..."
Liu Bowen also stood up, but Emperor Zhu waved his hand directly, "This matter has nothing to do with you. Mr. Shanchang and Mr. Qingtian don't need to rush to confess, and there's no need for them to take the blame."
After gesturing for Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen to sit down again, Emperor Zhu continued, "We really didn't expect that people could be so bold."
"This incident has also served as a reminder to us."
"We should bring all the good things from Ningyang County over here as soon as possible."
As Emperor Zhu finished speaking, Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen's determination to commit suicide only grew stronger.
What good things does the person in charge say?
It involves adding a smaller, township-level government office between the county government and the village/community government.
This small government office needs to be fully equipped, with a magistrate or town magistrate, assistant officials, and most importantly, a supervisory office under the Censorate.
All standards must be aligned with those of the Ningyang County Government, except for some reduction in the number of personnel and scale.
Let's assume that such a small government office requires twenty officials, and if a county has four such small government offices, then the required manpower would be eighty.
If we calculate based on a prefecture having ten counties under its jurisdiction, then the required manpower would be eight hundred.
What about a provincial administration commissioner's office?
The more than a dozen provincial administration commissions of the Ming Dynasty essentially created tens of thousands of vacant official positions out of thin air.
If the Ming Dynasty had been established for over a hundred years and had held dozens of imperial examinations, then this vacancy in official positions could be considered a good thing.
However, the Ming Dynasty had only been established for seven years. Even with the annual special examinations, only four examinations were held, and the total number of successful candidates was only 1,200.
Not to mention that these 1,200 successful candidates in the imperial examinations have either been assigned to be county magistrates or have been sent to Ningyang Farm for training.
Oh, and there's Liaodong, where there's also Hu Weiyong, who's eyeing the candidates selected for the imperial examinations every year.
Li Shanchang's head throbbed more and more as he thought about it, and he couldn't help but say, "Your Excellency, this small yamen needs quite a few officials."
"Moreover, this is not just a shortage of officials."
"More importantly, it's about the number and character of the yamen runners."
This is the most troublesome thing.
Since we are going to copy the good things from Ningyang County, we can't just copy the superficial government system and ignore the personnel arrangement.
There are five hundred yamen runners in Ningyang County.
After other prefectures and counties adopt Ningyang County's system, should the number of yamen runners also be adjusted based on 500?
Adjustments mean a huge expenditure of money and resources, as well as a need for manpower.
Without making adjustments, it means you've only brought back an empty shell.
Li Shanchang continued, "If we really want to copy it, we can only do it county by county, and we have to be careful at all times to avoid causing any problems during the copying process."
Emperor Zhu chuckled and said, "Trouble? There's going to be big trouble soon."
Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen were stunned. Emperor Zhu picked up another memorial from the table and had Chen Zhong hand it to Li Shanchang.
"check it out."
"After those two bastards arrived in Xinghua County, they started arresting people indiscriminately. They even wanted to send those opera troupes to Xinghua first, so that the opera troupes would start performing in Xinghua, then in Yangzhou Prefecture, and then in the entire Zhili region."
"Furthermore, they spread rumors about that bastard in Xinghua County."
"According to their plan, they would wait for those officials and gentry to start an uprising, and then spread the word that Biao'er was also in Xinghua."
Emperor Zhu pulled out a secret report from the Embroidered Uniform Guard, his expression gradually turning cold: "But the officials and gentry of our Great Ming Dynasty are really useless; some of them are actually courting death!"
Li Shanchang handed the memorial in his hand to Liu Bowen, and then took the secret report from the Embroidered Uniform Guard from Chen Zhong and began to read it.
After only a few glances, Li Shanchang couldn't help but close his eyes and then let out a heavy sigh.
Q: What kind of crime would it be to gather a crowd to attack a county town and kill the emperor's son-in-law?
Additional condition: This prince consort is named Yang Dianfeng, and he is currently handling the Zhang Liuliu case with His Highness the Crown Prince.
The answer is obvious: this is nothing short of a mass rebellion!
If His Highness the Crown Prince is the emperor's darling, then Yang the Madman is the emperor's eyeball—
What I'm saying is, why don't I take revenge on Yang the Madman who's been tormenting me all this time?
Is it because I can't beat Yang the Madman?
No!
When it comes to the intrigues and schemes in officialdom, I could outwit Yang the Madman to death!
The reason I haven't retaliated with deadly force is because I dare not!